*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom. JGSGB members: Program is free. Members do not need to register.Join us in person, or you can find the Zoom link by logging in to your JGSGB Membership account. Once logged in, use the "What would you like to do" dropdown to … Continue reading US Research— Beginners’ Workshop →

*Speaker will present on Zoom. You may attend in person or on Zoom. JGSGB members: Program is free. Members do not need to register.Join us in person, or you can find the Zoom link by logging in to your JGSGB Membership account. Once logged in, use the "What would you like to do" dropdown to … Continue reading Leah Boustan – Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success →

Join us for our next Virtual Research Sunday for individual research help via ZOOM Video Conferencing. Registration for the November 5th Research Sunday is open October 5 – October 24, 2023. Research Sunday is a benefit of JGSGB membership. Open to Individual, Dual, and Sustaining members. Register for one 30-minute appointment with a knowledgeable consultant or translator … Continue reading Research Sunday →

*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom. An Introduction to Holocaust Genealogical Research Program Description: If you have Ashkenazic or other European origins, you have relatives who were impacted by the Holocaust. This talk will explore the major repositories for Holocaust research, how to access these records online, and … Continue reading Carolyn Kohlman – Holocaust Research →

*Speaker will present on Zoom. You may attend in person or on Zoom. Program Description: “Holocaust by Bullets" describes the mass killings in Eastern Europe by the German Einsatzgruppen (the mobile killing units). Even English speakers can retrieve details about what happened to relatives or a community lost in the Holocaust by Bullets. Ellen Kowitt shares her … Continue reading Ellen Kowitt – Documenting Jewish Families or Communities Lost in the Holocaust by Bullets →

*Speaker will present on Zoom. You may attend in person or on Zoom. Program Description: What motivated our European ancestors to migrate elsewhere, especially to America? The only word of English they knew was "America." So why did so many leave? What was the journey "really" like? And why when an ancestor arrived at Ellis … Continue reading Nicholas Evans – The Making of a Mosaic —The Journey to America →

Program Description: For centuries, the bustling port city of Salonica was home to the sprawling Levy family. As leading publishers and editors, they helped chronicle modernity as it was experienced by Sephardic Jews across the Ottoman Empire. When 20th century wars changed the borders around them, the Levys were transformed from Ottomans to Greeks. Family members spread … Continue reading

Sarah Abrevaya Stein – A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century →

Program Description: Shtetls, Jewish market towns, were vibrant centers of Jewish life and tradition.  Evgenia Kempinski will bring the shtetl to life and immerse you in these communities.  Evgenia’s virtual tours are the next best thing to being there!  Learn about the food, traditions, language, beliefs, jobs, community structures, and other important elements of everyday … Continue reading Evgenia Kempinski – Shtetl: a Jewish Universe →

Program Description:  Did you ever wonder how to interpret symbols or words on a tombstone? Jewish tombstones are a treasure trove of information despite common problems that make it difficult to accurately translate and interpret their inscriptions. Using examples from Jewish tombstones in this presentation, Robin Meltzer will help us build skills to understand an … Continue reading Robin Meltzer – How Not to Read a Jewish Tombstone →

Program Description: Female relatives can be difficult to trace, but they can be found. Janice Seller’s lecture introduces resources for tracing the women in your family, many of which are available online, including family items, oral histories, federal and state census records, immigration records, vital records, religious records, journals, newspapers, legal and court records, library … Continue reading Janice Sellers – Bubbie, Who Are You?: Finding the Maiden Names in Your Family Tree →

*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom. Program Description: The Statute of Kalisz recorded the privileges bestowed on the Jews in Poland in the year 1264 by Duke Boleslaus the Pious. Dr. Patrice Dabrowski’s presentation reviews this framework for Polish-Jewish coexistence and considers the lives led by the Jewish … Continue reading Patrice Dabrowski – Jews in the Polish Lands: From the Statute of Kalisz to 1926 →

*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom. Program Description: We know the power and potential of DNA testing to find family and uncover long buried family secrets. The DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish History is using DNA technology to help reunite Holocaust survivors with living relatives … Continue reading Adina Newman – L’Dor V’Dor: Using DNA to Reunite Holocaust Survivors →

Program Description: The non-profit organization "Operation Benjamin" searches for Jewish military personnel buried under Latin crosses in World War II American military cemeteries (all over the world), and seeks to correct the mistake. Working with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), they also offer comfort to the families of the fallen. In this presentation, Rachel Silverman explains … Continue reading Rachel Silverman – Operation Benjamin: Another Way to Use Genealogical Research →